Eight New Cars That You Didn't Know You Could Get with a Manual

If you want to buy a new car with a manual gearbox these days, your options are pretty limited. But if you do some looking, you can still find more cars with a manual than you thought. Here are eight that you can still get with three pedals.

If you want to buy a new car with a manual gearbox these days, your options are pretty limited. But if you do some looking, you can still find more cars with a manual than you thought. Here are eight that you can still get with three pedals.

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Infiniti Q60 Coupe

You can get the Q60S Coupe with a stick, as long as you select the 6MT or the Limited 6MT trim. You'll get the aging VQ 3.7-liter V6 that's good for 330 hp and 270 lb.-ft. of torque. It's a RWD and sleek-looking, though it'll soon be discontinued and replaced with the new Q60, which doesn't offer a manual option. Yet. . .

When BMW debuted the V10 M6 and M5 without a manual option, American buyers were angry. So angry that BMW hastily added manual versions to the North American lineup. The current M6 and M5 both thankfully come with six-speed manual gearboxes, too. A 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 that produces 560 hp sits beneath the hood, so it's also damn fast.

Riding on the same platform as the Fiat 500X, the Renegade only offers a manual transmission when paired with the 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, good for 160 hp. And though that's not a lot of power (because it weighs over 3000 lbs), it's still way more fun to shift the gears yourself than let an automatic do it for you.

The Corolla is one of the best-selling cars in the U.S. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's super dull and boring. If you didn't know, Toyota still offers the L trim ofthe Corolla with a six-speed manual. And unless you have a really, really strong aversion to shifting your own gears, we recommend that this is the gearbox you go with, as the alternative is a four-speed automatic or a CVT in higher trim levels.

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Volkswagen CC

Not many people buy the sleek but expensive Volkswagen CC. You can only get the stick shift option with the 2.0-liter, 200-hp four-cylinder engine. A DCT is also available, and yes, it shifts faster than any human could, but do yourself a favor and get the manual. You won't regret it.

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